Join us for our 3rd year of Blockers & Attackers: Indigenous Women in Sports Leadership SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 2023 at the STAMFORD CENTRE VOLUNTEER FIREMEN’S ASSOC. NIAGARA FALLS.
Are you Interested in helping with our Annual Fundraiser? contact the Executive Director via email at edncnw@gmail.com to learn how you can assist.
Download and share the Sponsorship Package here, or view our Sponsor Information page here!
ABOUT BLOCKERS & ATTACKERS 2023 ~ Part of NCNW’s fundraising strategy
Our registered charity provides critical programs and services for urban Indigenous women, their children and families, throughout the bi-national Niagara Region, even while lacking stable, ongoing funding. NCNW’s fundraising strategy has evolved through a multi-prong approach to sustainable fundraising which will allow the Chapter to continue its programs and services into the future. Through this approach, one of the key fundraising opportunities for us, while still promoting, and showcasing positive Indigenous Role Models, is by offering this Annual Indigenous Women in Sports Leadership event.
The event engages the audience in an educational, future career minded and exciting event method. We are showcasing talented female Indigenous athletes who connect their identity and culture to their successes and share what challenges they have faced in the process. Sharing their stories through inspiring motivational talks and visuals, allows the audience to experience how critical it is to maintain an Indigenous identity for healthy self-esteem and lifelong success while bonding over the shared interest of sports. Speakers from various sports are presented each year, with some returning to continue updating us on their new ventures and progress.
We believe this event better allows our speakers and audience to participate and engage in understanding Indigenous culture and associated hardship through a mutual love for sports and a healthy, active lifestyle. Join us for our 3rd Blockers & Attackers event and directly support the ongoing programs and services we provide by ensuring the sustainability of our Chapter into the future.
Each year so far, although we started this in the days of COVID Pandemic, we have been fortunate to offer this event. First totally virtually then in person with reduced numbers and safety precautions in place. This year in 2023, we hope to finally offer the full scale, in person event. We can’t wait to see you there!
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OUR 2023 Presenters – Outstanding Indigenous Athletes’ Trailer!
WOW! Check out our Keynote Speaker Claudia Jimerson!
ENTERTAINMENT
Our entertainment for the event is Siqiniup Qilauta (Sunsdrum) – Traditional Inuit Throatsinging is a game or competition usually done with two women. There is a leader and a follower, the leader sets the rhythm, the pace and the sound, and the follower repeats the sound.
Each person is trying to ‘trip up’ the other and therefore, the songs normally end in laughter.
PROGRAM
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OUR WONDERFUL SPONSORS
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Feature Sponsor: Emcee
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